Section 16a-38k-8 - Reporting requirements(a) For projects as defined in sections 16a-38k-2(a) and 16a-38k-2(b) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies: (1) Upon successful awarding of the design contract, the design team shall provide a letter to both the commissioner and the secretary listing the project timeline and members of the design team and indicating understanding of the requirements of sections 16a-38k-1 through 16a-38k-9 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.(2) Upon design development completion, a report shall be submitted to the Secretary and the Commissioner by the project manager facilitator on behalf of and signed off by the agency/municipality that will be responsible for the ongoing care, operation, and maintenance of the building. This submittal shall include details of how the agency is complying with the mandatory measures under section 16a-38k-3 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. Documentation shall also include which of the twenty-six measures of the sixty measure strategies are planned for implementation; or if the project is utilizing the alternative strategy outlined in section 16a-38k-7(a) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the project manager-facilitator shall document how the design team intends to meet the alternative paths to compliance.(3) At the end of the construction document phase, a report shall be prepared by the design team to include energy modeling for the current Connecticut State Building Code requirements versus the proposed building project and cost differentials and operational savings for the project. The report is to be provided to the project manager-facilitator for submittal to the secretary and the commissioner.(4) If, at any time during the construction process, substitutions for the any of the twenty-six stated measure strategies are made, the commissioner and the secretary shall be notified by the project manager-facilitator in writing of the changes. These substitutions must be in conformance with the general requirements of the project manual. Such changes shall be agreed to by the secretary and the commissioner. A pre-occupancy commissioning report shall be prepared by the commissioning agent that demonstrates that the project has met all of the requirements spelled out in sections 16a-38k-3 and 16a-38k-4 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies; or alternatively, in sections 16a-38k-3 and 16a-38k-7 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. The report is to include all design elements of the project that address each completed strategy in sections 16a-38k-3 and 16a-38k-4 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies; or alternatively, in sections 16a-38k-3 and 16a-38k-7 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. The report shall be submitted to the commissioner and to the secretary with the seal of the professional engineer and signed off by the project manager-facilitator indicating that "this report certifies that the material contained herein is true and correct."(5) A post-occupancy commissioning report shall be prepared by the commissioning agent and submitted by the agency that is responsible for the ongoing care, operation, and maintenance of the building to the secretary and the commissioner within one hundred eighty days after one year of occupancy. The report shall include results of any post-occupancy survey of building occupants, a description of any adjustments made to equipment or building operation and the reasons for which the changes were made, and one year of all energy usage by source and water usage.(b) For projects as defined in sections 16a-38k-2(c) and 16a-38k-2(d) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies: (1) Upon successful awarding of the design contract, the design team shall provide a letter to the SDE commissioner listing the project timeline and members of the design team and indicating understanding of the requirements of sections 16a-38k-1 through 16a-38k-9 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.(2) Upon design development completion, a report shall be submitted to the SDE commissioner by the project manager facilitator on behalf of and signed off by the agency/municipality that will be responsible for the ongoing care, operation, and maintenance of the building. This submittal shall include details of how the project is complying with the mandatory measures under sections 16a-38k-3 and 16a-38k-5 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. Documentation shall also include which of the twenty-eight measures of the fifty-nine measure strategies are planned for implementation; or if the project is utilizing the alternative strategy outlined in section 16a-38k-7(b) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the project manager-facilitator shall document how the design team intends to meet the alternative paths to compliance.(3) At the end of the construction document phase, a report shall be prepared by the design team to include energy modeling for the current Connecticut State Building Code requirements versus the proposed building project and cost differentials and operational savings for the project. The report is to be provided to the project manager-facilitator for submittal to the SDE commissioner.(4) If, at any time during the construction process, substitutions for the any of the twenty-eight measure strategies are made, the SDE commissioner shall be notified by the project manager-facilitator in writing of the changes. These substitutions must be in conformance with the general requirements of the project manual. Such changes shall be agreed to by the SDE commissioner. A pre-occupancy commissioning report shall be prepared by the commissioning agent that demonstrates that the project has met all of the requirements spelled out in sections 16a-38k-3, 16a-38k-5, and 16a-38k-6 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies; or alternatively, in sections 16a-38k-3, 16a-38k-5, and 16a-38k-7 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. The report is to include all design elements of the project that address each completed strategy in sections 16a-38k-3, 16a-38k-5, and 16a-38k-6 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies; or alternatively, in sections 16a-38k-3, 16a-38k-5, and 16a-38k-7 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. The report shall be submitted to the SDE commissioner with the seal of the professional engineer and signed off by the project manager-facilitator indicating that "this report certifies that the material contained herein is true and correct."(5) A post-occupancy commissioning report shall be prepared by the commissioning agent and submitted by the agency that is responsible for the ongoing care, operation, and maintenance of the building to the SDE commissioner within one hundred eighty days after one year of occupancy. The report shall include results of any post-occupancy survey of building occupants, a description of any adjustments made to equipment or building operation and the reasons for which the changes were made, and one year of all energy usage by source and water usage.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 16a-38k-8
Adopted effective September 2, 2009